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Stephanie Freeth Coaching!
Leadership development for growth-oriented teams | Based in Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Transform How You Lead and Inspire Your Team to ThriveÂ
Stephanie Freeth Coaching empowers leaders like you and your teams to eliminate workplace drama, ignite powerful collaboration, and deliver breakthrough results. Based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, we provide Enneagram-centered, expert leadership coaching and dynamic team training across Michigan and nationwide. We specialize in guiding and supporting CEOs, senior executives, new managers, business owners, and entrepreneurs who are ready to elevate their impact.
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Meet Stephanie Blackburn Freeth: a trusted leadership coach and group facilitator with over 25 years of proven success. Combining strategic planning, team performance expertise, and mindset mastery tied to the Enneagram and conscious leadership, Stephanie brings a clear, compassionate, and outcome-focused approach that transforms leadership skills and builds resilient, drama-free organizational cultures — from the inside out.
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Welcome! I'm Stephanie, your dedicated partner in leadership success.
Great leaders don’t need years to figure people out. They use a proven map of human behavior to understand what drives each person under pressure, eliminate reactive drama, and accelerate trust, alignment, and team performance. Learning how to use the Enneagram as the map to predict how each team member will perform under pressure is the key differentiator that emotionally intelligent leaders use to take the guesswork out of leadership.
I specialize in executive coaching for CEOs, business owners, senior leaders, new managers, and their teams — helping you unlock your full potential.Â
With decades of proven expertise in strategic planning and leadership development, I empower clients to overcome their toughest strategic challenges, build unstoppable high-performing teams, and fulfill both their business and personal aspirations with ease and empowerment.
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What’s the biggest challenge you're facing right now?
Let’s turn it into your next breakthrough.
Ready to take that first step forward?
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My Leadership Development Approach
What if you could understand your team’s deepest motivations in months instead of years — and eliminate the drama before it starts?
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Most leadership problems aren’t performance problems but misdiagnosed motivation problems, and leadership stops feeling like reactive guesswork the moment you can predict what drives behavior under pressure.
The fastest way to build a healthy, high-performing team isn’t more strategy. It’s understanding each person’s core motivation before it turns into conflict, disengagement, or burnout.
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How you think and feel directly shapes how you show up—and ultimately, the results you create.
The leaders and teams I partner with experience a profound transformation: moving from feeling stuck in repetitive patterns of conflict, overwhelm, or misalignment to becoming energized, focused, and truly empowered to lead.Â
Through our work together, you will confidently:
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Identify and gently release the patterns and habits that drain your energy and focus.Â
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Navigate conflict with calm assurance, transforming it into a bridge for connection and meaningful growth.Â
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Make clear, grounded decisions by aligning your head, heart, and gut wisdom.Â
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Step fully into your leadership with greater authenticity, courage, and influence.
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Take full responsibility for your growth.
Own your leadership development journey with confidence and intentionality—becoming the leader you aspire to be.
Embrace curiosity and be open to learning.
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Prioritize growth over proving yourself right, and foster a mindset that’s eager, adaptable, and coachable.
Lead with genuine authenticity.
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Align your leadership style with your deepest values while driving meaningful, lasting impact.
Expand your influence and inspire others.
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Step into a broader leadership role by growing your impact and nurturing the leaders around you.
Navigate and resolve team conflicts effectively.
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Gain practical tools to engage in difficult conversations, build trust, and strengthen your team’s relationships.
✨Courageous Leaders, Connected Teams Podcast with Stephanie Freeth
Your New Leadership Podcast for Growth and Connection
If you want to lead with more authenticity and create healthy, high-performing teams, you’ve found your new favorite leadership podcast.
Hosted by Stephanie Freeth — a leadership coach and business strategist — Courageous Leaders, Connected Teams equips you with tools to become the most effective, resilient, and influential leader in any room.
This show provides answers to crucial leadership topics like:
Communication & Influence
1. How to communicate as a leader
2. How to communicate with impact
3. Leadership communication skills
4. How to have difficult conversations at work
5. How to give feedback as a leader
High-Performing Teams & Trust
1. How to build a high-performing team
2. How leaders build trust with their teams
3. How to strengthen teamwork
4. How to improve team engagement
5. How to create psychologically safe teams
Confidence, Decision-Making & Courage
1. How to be a confident leader
2. How leaders make difficult decisions
3. How to overcome self-doubt as a leader
4. How to become a courageous leader
Change, Uncertainty & Burnout
1. How leaders manage change and uncertainty
2. How to lead through uncertainty
3. How leaders avoid burnout
Leadership Coaching
1. What is leadership coaching
2. Leadership coaching benefits
3. When should a leader hire a coach
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Client Results
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Justine Gelevan
-Â Professional Development Consultant
Justine Gelevan Consulting
“Stephanie has given me a new way to think and see myself. She is an intuitive guide who stays present with you and encourages deep insight.”
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Brian Smith
- Serial Entrepreneur
“Stephanie helped me understand where and why I was blocked. In a very short time, she enabled me to cut through the clutter and focus on what was most important. Since our discussions, I’ve made strong progress on accomplishing my goals.”
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Laurie-Ann Murabito
-Â Founder, SpeakAndStandOut.com
"Stephanie, thank you for today! The coaching was long-lasting…and understanding my 7/1 profile was extremely helpful as to why I’ve been having difficulty moving toward my goal. I was so productive in the afternoon and was able to finish all the deliverables I owed sales calls this week. I got them done early, and that feels AMAZING!! Thank you again!